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Filling and packaging lines improves production of marine paints by 100 at International Paint

Filling and packaging lines improves production of marine paints by 100 at International Paint 12 PIGMENT AND RESIN TECHNOLOGY November 1990 Filling and packaging lines improves productio n of marine paints by 100 % at Internationa l Paint A n investment of approx £300,000 in new filling and robotic palletising lines has no w come o n strea m for one of the world's market leaders in marine paints, International Paint plc of Felling, Gateshead, part of the Courtaulds Coatings Group. Virtually all the new equipment for these lines has been supplied by OBS Machines Ltd of Milton Keynes, and has been designed to use and handle a higher quality of container and closure to conform with legislation governing the carriage of hazardous goods by sea. The whole system which is computer-controlled, wil l improve productivity by at least 100% an d wil l also remove wha t has been a bottle neck in the past. The new equipment comprises a ne w De Vree Type V16 6 Twin automatic filling, weighing and closing machine, automatic denester/feeders, automatic lid dispensers, Jorgense n container conveying an d accum - mulation systems, tw o labellers, a PMN robotic palletising system and a modernised De Vree Type V136 filling machine. The two lines produce 20 litre and 5 litre packs. A n and to lift and place them in sequence on the pallet automatic denester/feeder transfers the empty 5 litre alongside. When the pallet is fully loaded it is conical containers to the single head De Vree V136 automatically evacuated and replaced by another to take machine where they are volumetrically filled. The filled up th e loading position. The ful l pallets are the n removed container is then conveyed to the automatic lid to store by fork-lift truck. dispenser to receive it's cover and security ring assembly. A special pneumatic security ring/lid closer Other line completes th e packaging cycle and th e container is the n The other line, whic h handles the 2 0 litre containers, conveyed by th e Jorgense n system t o th e labeller whic h is identical in principle except that the De Vre e machine rotates and aligns the pack precisely for the application fills gravimetrically on the second of the twin heads of a patch label via a we t glue system. whils t the first is pre-filling up to tw o thirds capacity to speed up th e filling process. Explosion — proofed The weighing scale under the second filling head The 5 litre line denester has a capacity of about 20 precisely monitors th e weigh t of th e content s and closes containers and is activated by a pneumatic signal from off the paint supply. The other difference is that the 20 the explosion-proofed filling system. The denester litre container has a wir e handle whic h is mechanically places the container on the line within the dedicated moved vertically out of th e wa y at th e labelling station so guide-rails to ensure precise positioning of th e container the label can be applied. for the special lid closure further up the line. The handles are arranged in a unifor m position so the Following filling , closin g and labelling, the container is handles do not interfere with each other at the the n automatically conveyed to the palletiser which palletising station. To accommodate the larger size and positions them according to the palletising pattern weigh t an enlarged readily interchangeable lifting arm required. Two pallet sizes, including a standard Euro and fingers assembly are fitted to transfer packs to the pallet, can be selected an d the y are automaticall y picked pallets. and placed into the appropriate position for pack Said process development manager Frank Hyde, wh o assembly. was responsible for the project, "w e are now working The palletiser infeed conveyor operates intermittently the system up t o its ful l potential and are ver y impressed and is actuated by a signal from the incoming filled wit h the performance of the equipment". containers. Whe n the required number of containers are assembled th e conveyor is activated an d pushes the m to Details: OBS Machines Ltd, Alston Drive, Bradwell the palletiser end stop. Abbey, Milton Keynes, MK1 3 9HG. Tel: 090 8 322644. To remove th e containers, pneumati c lifting fingers on a robotic arm deflate enabling access around the containers. They are the n inflated to grip the containers http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pigment & Resin Technology Emerald Publishing

Filling and packaging lines improves production of marine paints by 100 at International Paint

Pigment & Resin Technology , Volume 19 (11): 1 – Nov 1, 1990
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12 PIGMENT AND RESIN TECHNOLOGY November 1990 Filling and packaging lines improves productio n of marine paints by 100 % at Internationa l Paint A n investment of approx £300,000 in new filling and robotic palletising lines has no w come o n strea m for one of the world's market leaders in marine paints, International Paint plc of Felling, Gateshead, part of the Courtaulds Coatings Group. Virtually all the new equipment for these lines has been supplied by OBS Machines Ltd of Milton Keynes, and has been designed to use and handle a higher quality of container and closure to conform with legislation governing the carriage of hazardous goods by sea. The whole system which is computer-controlled, wil l improve productivity by at least 100% an d wil l also remove wha t has been a bottle neck in the past. The new equipment comprises a ne w De Vree Type V16 6 Twin automatic filling, weighing and closing machine, automatic denester/feeders, automatic lid dispensers, Jorgense n container conveying an d accum - mulation systems, tw o labellers, a PMN robotic palletising system and a modernised De Vree Type V136 filling machine. The two lines produce 20 litre and 5 litre packs. A n and to lift and place them in sequence on the pallet automatic denester/feeder transfers the empty 5 litre alongside. When the pallet is fully loaded it is conical containers to the single head De Vree V136 automatically evacuated and replaced by another to take machine where they are volumetrically filled. The filled up th e loading position. The ful l pallets are the n removed container is then conveyed to the automatic lid to store by fork-lift truck. dispenser to receive it's cover and security ring assembly. A special pneumatic security ring/lid closer Other line completes th e packaging cycle and th e container is the n The other line, whic h handles the 2 0 litre containers, conveyed by th e Jorgense n system t o th e labeller whic h is identical in principle except that the De Vre e machine rotates and aligns the pack precisely for the application fills gravimetrically on the second of the twin heads of a patch label via a we t glue system. whils t the first is pre-filling up to tw o thirds capacity to speed up th e filling process. Explosion — proofed The weighing scale under the second filling head The 5 litre line denester has a capacity of about 20 precisely monitors th e weigh t of th e content s and closes containers and is activated by a pneumatic signal from off the paint supply. The other difference is that the 20 the explosion-proofed filling system. The denester litre container has a wir e handle whic h is mechanically places the container on the line within the dedicated moved vertically out of th e wa y at th e labelling station so guide-rails to ensure precise positioning of th e container the label can be applied. for the special lid closure further up the line. The handles are arranged in a unifor m position so the Following filling , closin g and labelling, the container is handles do not interfere with each other at the the n automatically conveyed to the palletiser which palletising station. To accommodate the larger size and positions them according to the palletising pattern weigh t an enlarged readily interchangeable lifting arm required. Two pallet sizes, including a standard Euro and fingers assembly are fitted to transfer packs to the pallet, can be selected an d the y are automaticall y picked pallets. and placed into the appropriate position for pack Said process development manager Frank Hyde, wh o assembly. was responsible for the project, "w e are now working The palletiser infeed conveyor operates intermittently the system up t o its ful l potential and are ver y impressed and is actuated by a signal from the incoming filled wit h the performance of the equipment". containers. Whe n the required number of containers are assembled th e conveyor is activated an d pushes the m to Details: OBS Machines Ltd, Alston Drive, Bradwell the palletiser end stop. Abbey, Milton Keynes, MK1 3 9HG. Tel: 090 8 322644. To remove th e containers, pneumati c lifting fingers on a robotic arm deflate enabling access around the containers. They are the n inflated to grip the containers

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Published: Nov 1, 1990

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